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Problem Solving at the Edge of Disciplines

Problem Solving at the Edge of Disciplines

Andrew Connor, Ricardo Sosa, Anna G. Jackson, Stefan Marks
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781522506430|ISBN10: 1522506438|EISBN13: 9781522506447
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0643-0.ch010
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Connor, Andrew, et al. "Problem Solving at the Edge of Disciplines." Handbook of Research on Creative Problem-Solving Skill Development in Higher Education, edited by Chunfang Zhou, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 212-234. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0643-0.ch010

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Connor, A., Sosa, R., Jackson, A. G., & Marks, S. (2017). Problem Solving at the Edge of Disciplines. In C. Zhou (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Creative Problem-Solving Skill Development in Higher Education (pp. 212-234). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0643-0.ch010

Chicago

Connor, Andrew, et al. "Problem Solving at the Edge of Disciplines." In Handbook of Research on Creative Problem-Solving Skill Development in Higher Education, edited by Chunfang Zhou, 212-234. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0643-0.ch010

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Abstract

This chapter outlines a new perspective on disciplinary collaboration that draws inspiration from ecology that observes that the edges where ecosystems meet tend to have greater biodiversity than the ecosystems themselves. This thinking is applied to a typical University Faculty consisting of three Schools to show that the potential for collaboration across disciplinary boundaries is rich. The chapter proposes a new degree structure that embeds problem solving skills as core to the production of “pi-shaped” people, defined as those that have disciplinary depth in two areas and the ability to work outside of their core area. In this regard, problem solving is consider an area where a student can achieve depth of knowledge. The degree is designed such that it produces an exchange of students across disciplinary boundaries and also structured so that it takes students on a journey through different models of disciplinary collaboration. The degree is seen as a key enabled of achieving so called “Mode 2” knowledge production.

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